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Here are graded hints for the NYT Connections puzzle that WePC labels #1015 and dates March 22, 2026, followed by its reported category solutions. The puzzle number and date are disputed by a separate archive, so the pairing is attributed to WePC rather than presented as officially confirmed.
Hints for Connections #1015, dated March 22, 2026
Try the clues in order; the starter words give an extra nudge without revealing every answer. WePC describes the hints as ranging from easier to harder, but NYT does not publish a numeric difficulty score for this puzzle.
- Yellow: In charge. Starter word: LEAD.
- Green: You might screenshot one. Starter word: FRAME.
- Blue: Gym setup essentials. Starter word: BENCH.
- Purple: Think of familiar phrases ending in “surf.” Starter word: COUCH.
Answers and category groups
Spoilers below: the four categories and all 16 words are listed here.
Yellow — Oversee
- CHAIR
- HEAD
- LEAD
- RUN
Green — Picture taken from a film
- FRAME
- IMAGE
- SHOT
- STILL
Blue — Components of a weight lifting setup
- BAR
- BENCH
- RACK
- WEIGHTS
Purple — ____ surf
- CHANNEL
- COUCH
- CROWD
- KITE
Why the date and puzzle number need a caveat
WePC’s guide, updated March 22, 2026, identifies the puzzle as #1015 and gives that date as its release date. A YourDictionary/WordFinder archive instead lists #1015 for March 21 and #1016 for March 22. The discrepancy is unresolved, and NYT’s own Connections page was not accessible for confirmation. Treat the solutions above as those reported by WePC for the puzzle it labels #1015, rather than as an independently confirmed date-number match.
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Sources
- WePC: “Today’s NYT Connections hint & answers #1015: clues for March 22”, by Muhammed Maaz, updated March 22, 2026; source for the graded hints, groups, and qualitative difficulty description.
- YourDictionary/WordFinder: “NYT Connections Answers – Today’s Puzzle & Full Archive”; archive listing that conflicts on the date-number pairing.
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